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["Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>]

On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 4:21 PM, <Bunjov AT aol.com> wrote:

> Is anyone up for an experiment?
>
> I would like to see homestead list members challenge themselves with, say,
>  a
> 100 Thing List just for us -
> with parameters of, for, example - 90% sustainability / self-reliance on a
> five acre plot for a family of four - 2 adults and two children.


After refinement this could evolve into a diy 'Homestead 100 Thing List,'
items generally needed to survive on the homestead.

You mentioned four seasons, so I'll begin with a woodstove for winter's
warmth, assuming the 5 acre plot has a wood lot. Or would you include that
as part of the house? Followed by a chainsaw and an axe, but the chainsaw
uses gas so guess that's out. A two-person saw? Sharpening tools?

lkvp